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Hello, I have a rental house and I would like to know if a gas upright stove/oven is more robust than a electric upright stove oven. Its just that my chef electric upright stove always causes problems i.e thermostats and elements not working. This is the second upright chef electric stove that...

I have a rental property and the tenant killed some trees on the property that were protected. Council made me pay a arborist for a detailed report and then I had to have a rehab plan and then replant the trees that he killed. My question is, as the owner I am responsible for this...I...

The asphalt was all within my boundary (around the house, where the cars parked). I rang the local asphalt company and they had never heard of council deeming it a comtaminant . The concrete blocks (probably 40kg each) were in my boundary also. I rang a Enviro company and they had never...

The tenant put some soil around the base of a gum tree. I was advised by Council that they were going to issue me with an infringemnet notice up to 60k (even though I didn't know the tenant had done it. The Council officer also wanted the asphalt near the house ripped up as it was a...

Hello, I know of a Brisbane City Council inforcement officer who has been viewing my rental property using Nearmap. I have rang Council and apparently they use Google maps. I think the officer in question is using Nearmap because it is up to date. My understanding is that Nearmap was...

I have heard that in QLD they want to introduce yearly structural and pest inspections on rental houses. These new inspections together with the smoke alarm inspections are increasing the costs associated with rental properties. Does the owner absorb these costs or do they eventually push rents...

According to the fire and rescue website; if a tenancy is greater than 12 months the responsibiliy lies with the tenant to clean and test the smoke alarms. Does that mean if a 12 month agreement is renewed for another year (i.e the tenants stay 2 years) then the tenants are now responsible for...

I was just reading Mattsavagers thread about insurance companies picking holes in the documentation (in th event something happens) I test my alarms at the start of the lease, could that cause a problem if anything happens. I just assume that if that the smoke alarm hasn't expired, and when...

Hi, Should a property manager test the smoke alarm during inspections, or record that they were working and in place during the inspection. I have rental and I have been there a few times...everytime the bloody tenants have taken the smoke alarm down. Basically what I am saying is if the...

I was hoping someone could help me. A few years ago I paid to have someone from the homewaterwise program (The QLD Governemnt was running) to come out to my property. They basically sent a plumber out to check for leaks, put water efficient nozzles on taps etc (they didn't do toilets but I...

Hi, I was wanting to know of some good property managers for the Highgate Hill; Fairfield; Yeronga areas of Brisbane Someone who has stood the test of time. A company that offers great service at a good price. A company that doesn't dump 140 plus houses on young inexperienced property...

Hello, I was hoping someone could help me. My tenants advised my PM that they would be vacating on the 1 December 2012. When I spoke to my PM on the 8th of Dec she advised that they had only returned the keys back on the 7th Dec and as a result had not had a chance to go through the propety. My...